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            HOW TO GET IN TOUCH WITH BURBANK FIRE CORPS
            AUXILLARY COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE (ACS).....

            Temporary email address: BEARS@BurbankCDV.org



NEXT MEETING -- VISITORS WELCOME!

       When:  Wednesday January 13, 2010 at 7:00 pm
		
       Where: Burbank Fire Training Center
                  1845 N. Ontario St.				
                  Burbank, CA					
                  (1/2 block north of corner of Victory & Ontario;
                  Ontario is between N. Hollywood Way & Buena Vista)

     Subject: How the new Burbank Fire Corps ACS will be
                  organized; Go-Bag review; and instructions and practice
                  in using your hand-held radio.



NEXT BURBANK FIRE CORPS ACS NET -- VISITOR CHECK-INS WELCOME!
		
         When:  Monday January 25, 2010 at 1900 hours
                     (No nets on January 18, 2010 because of Martin Luther
                      King Jr. County Holliday)
           Freq:  446.860 MHz (KC6LOL/R), PL 123.0 Hz, negative offset
     Operator:  To be announced


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		M E S S A G E S   F O L L O W
                             For Week of 01/11/2010:

((1)) LOS ANGELES COUNTYWIDE Disaster Communications Service (DCS)

((2)) DCS DISTRICT 12 - CRESCENTA VALLEY SHERIFF'S STATION

((3)) LOCAL (BURBANK) FIRE CORPS ACS
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((1)) LOS ANGELES COUNTYWIDE Disaster Communications Service (DCS)
MESSAGES FOR WEEK OF 01/11/2010:


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Routine: 01/11/2010, 1333 hours
To: DCO's
From: Exec Staff

Please mark your calendars for February 20th. This is the next Quarterly
Training Day which will include a DCO Forum. This Forum will be used as
a DCO meeting since March’s meeting is cancelled due to the
Semi-Annual Meeting. Please plan on attending.

[EOC1]

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Routine: 01/11/2010, 1143 hours
To: All Members
From: Exec Staff

Due to the lull in activities at this time of year, it is a good time to check
your go bags and equipment and make sure all is in working order.

[EOC2]

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Routine: 01/11/2009, 1425 hours
To: All Members
From: Exec. Staff

Reminder: Check the CopyThat site, under Forms, prior to running the
Monday Night Net. Please use the most current forms. All DCO’s should go
through their forms at the station and make sure that the most current
forms are printed and ready to be used. Please discard any old forms.

[EOC3]

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Routine: 12/14/2009, 1009 hours
To: All Members
From: Exec. Staff

The Semi-Annual Meeting is scheduled for March 15th. As of the date
we do not have a location to hold the meeting. If you know of a location
and can help secure it, please contact the Exec. Staff.

[EOC4]

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Routine: 01/03/2010, 1650 hours
To: All Members
From: Executive Staff

The following is a schedule of upcoming events:

January 11 - Monday Night Net, 1900 - 2000 hours, District 4, Norwalk 
January 12 - Tuesday Noon Net, 1130 - 1300 Hours 
January 18 - County Holiday, No Net 
January 19 - Tuesday Noon Net, 1130 - 1300 Hours 
January 25 - DCO Meeting, 1930 - 2100 hours, No Net 
January 26 - Tuesday Noon Net, 1130 - 1300 hours

[EOC5]

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[End of DCS Countywide Messages]




((2)) DCS DISTRICT 12 - CRESCENTA VALLEY SHERIFF'S STATION
MESSAGES FOR WEEK OF 1/11/2010:


Routine: 01/11/10, 0900 hours
To: All members
From: Mike Farrell, M-001

As we start the New Year, it is important to remember the 48 hour
commitment to DCS.  As we all start at zero hours, we can get our hours
in with the following opportunities:

Monday night net check-in equals 1 hour.
Tuesday noon net check-in equals 1 hour.
Assist with the Monday night net equals 1 hour PLUS travel time.
Attend semi-annual meetings equal the length of the meeting PLUS travel time.
Please contact me via email if you have any questions.

[CVS-1]

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Routine:  01/11/10, 0915 hours
To: All members
From: Mike Farrell, M-001

Please make sure you turn in your hours on the Monday night net. This is
the only way we get to record your time. I am aware that there a couple
of you that have work commitments and cannot make the net. In will take
those members only via email. This does not take the place for everyone
checking in with hours.

[CVS-2]

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Routine: 01/11/10, 0940 hours
To: All members
From: Mike Farrell. M-001

Following is a revised list for scheduled events:

January:
11 – Monday night net, 1900- 2000 hours
12 – Tuesday noon net, 1130 – 1300 hours
18 – County holiday – NO NET
19 – Tuesday noon net, 1130 – 1300 hours
25 – DCO/ADCO meeting, 1930 – 2100 hours – NO NET
26 – Tuesday noon net, 1130 to 1300 hours

[CVS-3]

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Routine: 01/11/10, 0945 hours
To: All members
From: Mike Farrell, M-001

Emergencies, disasters, floods, winds, and earthquakes can happen
at any time. Are you prepared?

[CVS-4]

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[End of DCS District 12 Messages]




((3)) LOCAL (BURBANK) FIRE CORPS ACS MESSAGES FOR
WEEK OF 1/11/2010:


Here are this week's messages:

Firecorps ACS Net Control Operators:

01/04/10   Fire Corps ACS Net - Bill Tracy KE6EQJ - First ACS Net of 2010
01/11/10   Fire Corps ACS Net - Eric Christensen K6EJC
01/13/10   Fire Corps ACS First Meeting - Fire Training Center 7pm
01/18/10   No Nets - County Holiday (Martin Luther King Jr.)
01/20/10   Fire Corps  First General Meeting & ID Exchange
       at Fire Station 11 @ 6pm 
01/25/10   Fire Corps ACS Net - Operator needed

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As was said in the final BEARS messages: the Burbank BEARS has
years of heritage as an awesome organization, considered as one of
the best. As such, you are part of the best. In January, we changed our
name to Fire Corps ACS, but we are still the same people. We will continue
to be the best. Let us continue this heritage as we move forward into 2010.

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On Sunday January 10, we had a work party to clean up and organize the
conex storage box at the Fire Training Center. Thank you to Alex McGregor,
David Schoch, Bill Tracy, Paul Lukasiak and Eric Christensen. Afterwords,
Rick & Wanda Penner joined Eric to discuss upcoming activities.

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This Wednesday January 13 is the first Fire Corps ACS meeting for 2010
at 7pm at the Fire Training Center. We will discuss Go Bags and
emergency response kits and what the difference is. We will also discuss
our transition to Fire Corps ACS program and moving forward.

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Next Wednesday night, January 20 is the Fire Corps general meeting.
It will be held at Fire Station 11 at 6 pm (note location and time change).
This meeting will be for exchanging your old CDV ID card for your new
Fire Corps ID card. You must surrender your old card to receive the new
card. Please remember to bring it! We will also be showing the new
Fire Corps uniforms: City provided polo shirts with Fire Corps logo along
with appropriate uniform pants. More information at the meeting.

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The Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Relay Race from Baker to Las Vegas
comes up on Saturday April 17 and Sunday April 18. Last year, several of
our members supported 2 Los Angeles County Sheriff teams (Community
Colleges and Marina Del Rey station). Some other members supported
ARES by working at one of the stages along the race course. If you are
interested in participating in this awesome event, contact Eric K6EJC
for more information.

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During the quiet season, it was suggested to consider upgrading your ham
license or take some of the FEMA ICS courses or ARRL Emergency
Communications courses available. Education and training benefits all
and makes us a better person and better qualified to handle situations that
arise. Check the www.ARRL.org or FEMA.gov web sites for more information.

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It was great seeing several members at the January ARES meeting at
Valley Presbyterian Hospital. Joy Matlack spoke about Baker to Vegas run.
The February 6 meeting topic will be Erik Pounders from USGS (Geological
Survey) and the March 6 meeting will be Duane Mariotti of Kaiser
Permanente talking about hospital disaster communications. Check the
ARES website at www.areslax.org.

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See you this Wednesday at the Firecorps ACS meeting. Don't forget to join
us for coffee social at Starbucks next to Bob's Big Boy on Riverside
Drive on Wednesdays and occasional Mondays. Check in on
446.860 R 123.0 repeater. 

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Listen in on tonight's Crescenta Valley DCS net on 145.540 Simplex at
7:30 PM for our own Rick Penner W6RJP and Wanda Penner KG6GTA
as net control operators.

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That's it for this week's messages.  


73 Eric J Christensen  K6EJC
Coordinator 17 – Firecorps ACS
K6ejc@att.net
818 599-6883